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91_SB0556
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1 AN ACT concerning education, amending named Acts.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
5 Section 5.490 as follows:
6 (30 ILCS 105/5.490 new)
7 Sec. 5.490. The State Teacher Professional Development
8 Fund.
9 Section 10. The School Code is amended by adding Section
10 2-3.11c and by changing Sections 3-12, 21-1b, 21-1c, 21-2,
11 21-7.1, 21-9, 21-11.3, 21-11.4, 21-12, 21-14, 21-16, 21-17,
12 21-21, 21-25, and 34-83 as follows:
13 (105 ILCS 5/2-3.11c new)
14 Sec. 2-3.11c. Teacher supply and demand report. To
15 report annually, on or before January 1, on the relative
16 supply and demand for education staff of the public schools
17 to the Governor, to the General Assembly, and to institutions
18 of higher education that prepare teachers, administrators,
19 school service personnel, other certificated individuals, and
20 other professionals employed by school districts or joint
21 agreements. The report shall contain the following
22 information:
23 (1) the relative supply and demand for teachers,
24 administrators, and other certificated and
25 non-certificated personnel by field, content area, and
26 levels;
27 (2) State and regional analyses of fields, content
28 areas, and levels with an over-supply or under-supply of
29 educators; and
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1 (3) projections of likely high demand and low
2 demand for educators, in a manner sufficient to advise
3 the public, individuals, and institutions regarding
4 career opportunities in education.
5 (105 ILCS 5/3-12) (from Ch. 122, par. 3-12)
6 Sec. 3-12. Institute fund. All certificate examination,
7 registration, and renewal, and duplicate fees shall be kept
8 by the regional superintendent as described in Sections 21-14
9 and 21-16 of this Code, together with a record of the names
10 of the persons paying them. Such fees fund shall be deposited
11 into the institute fund and shall be used by the regional
12 superintendent (i) to defray expenses incidental to teachers'
13 institutes, workshops, or meetings of a professional nature
14 that are designed to promote the professional growth of
15 teachers or (ii) for the purpose of defraying the expense of
16 any general or special meeting of teachers or school
17 personnel of the region, which has been approved by the
18 regional superintendent.
19 The regional superintendent shall on or before January 1
20 of each year publish in a newspaper of general circulation
21 published in the region or shall post in each school building
22 under his jurisdiction an accounting of (1) the balance on
23 hand in the Institute fund at the beginning of the previous
24 year; (2) all receipts within the previous year deposited in
25 the fund, with the sources from which they were derived; (3)
26 the amount distributed from the fund and the purposes for
27 which such distributions were made; and (4) the balance on
28 hand in the fund.
29 (Source: P.A. 88-89; 89-335, eff. 1-1-96.)
30 (105 ILCS 5/21-1b) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-1b)
31 Sec. 21-1b. Subject endorsement on certificates. All
32 certificates initially issued under this Article after June
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1 30, 1986, shall be specifically endorsed by the State Board
2 of Education for each subject the holder of the certificate
3 is legally qualified to teach, such endorsements to be made
4 in accordance with standards promulgated by the State Board
5 of Education in consultation with the State Teacher
6 Certification Board. All certificates which are issued under
7 this Article prior to July 1, 1986 may, by application to the
8 State Board of Education, be specifically endorsed for each
9 subject the holder is legally qualified to teach.
10 Endorsements issued under this Section shall not apply to
11 substitute teacher's certificates issued under Section 21-9
12 of this Code. Each application for endorsement of an
13 existing teaching certificate shall be accompanied by a $20
14 nonrefundable fee.
15 Commencing July 1, 1999, each application for endorsement
16 of an existing teaching certificate shall be accompanied by a
17 $30 nonrefundable fee January 1, 1994, an additional $10
18 shall be charged for each application for endorsement. There
19 is hereby created a Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund as
20 a special fund within the State Treasury. The proceeds of
21 each $30 the additional $10 fee shall be paid into the
22 Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund; and the moneys in
23 that Fund shall be appropriated and used to provide the
24 technology and other resources necessary for the timely and
25 efficient processing of certification requests.
26 (Source: P.A. 88-224.)
27 (105 ILCS 5/21-1c) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-1c)
28 Sec. 21-1c. Exclusive certificate authority. Only the
29 State Board of Education and State Teacher Certification
30 Board, acting in accordance with the applicable provisions of
31 this Act and the rules, regulations and standards promulgated
32 thereunder, shall have the authority to issue or endorse any
33 certificate required for teaching, supervising or holding
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1 certificated employment in the public schools; and no other
2 State agency shall have any power or authority (i) to
3 establish or prescribe any qualifications or other
4 requirements applicable to the issuance or endorsement of any
5 such certificate, or (ii) to establish or prescribe any
6 licensure or equivalent requirement which must be satisfied
7 in order to teach, supervise or hold certificated employment
8 in the public schools. This Section does not prohibit the
9 State Board of Education from delegating to regional
10 superintendents of schools the authority to grant temporary
11 employment authorizations to teacher applicants whose
12 qualifications have been confirmed by the State Board of
13 Education.
14 (Source: P.A. 86-1441.)
15 (105 ILCS 5/21-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-2)
16 Sec. 21-2. Grades of certificates.
17 (a) Until July 1, 1999, all certificates issued under
18 this Article shall be State certificates valid, except as
19 limited in Section 21-1, in every school district coming
20 under the provisions of this Act and shall be limited in time
21 and designated as follows: Provisional vocational
22 certificate, temporary provisional vocational certificate,
23 early childhood certificate, elementary school certificate,
24 special certificate, high school certificate, school service
25 personnel certificate, administrative certificate,
26 provisional certificate, and substitute certificate. The
27 requirement of student teaching under close and competent
28 supervision for obtaining a teaching certificate may be
29 waived by the State Teacher Certification Board upon
30 presentation to the Board by the teacher of evidence of 5
31 years successful teaching experience on a valid certificate
32 and graduation from a recognized institution of higher
33 learning with a bachelor's degree with not less than 120
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1 semester hours and a minimum of 16 semester hours in
2 professional education.
3 (b) Initial Teaching Certificate. Beginning July 1,
4 1999, persons who (1) have completed an approved teacher
5 preparation program, (2) are recommended by an approved
6 teacher preparation program, (3) have successfully completed
7 the Initial Teaching Certification examinations required by
8 the State Board of Education, and (4) have met all other
9 criteria established by the State Board of Education in
10 consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board,
11 shall be issued an Initial Teaching Certificate valid for 4
12 years of teaching. Initial Teaching Certificates shall be
13 issued for categories corresponding to Early Childhood,
14 Elementary, Secondary, and Special K-12, with special
15 certification designations for Special Education, Bilingual
16 Education, fundamental learning areas (including Language
17 Arts, Reading, Mathematics, Science, Social Science, Physical
18 Development and Health, Fine Arts, and Foreign Language), and
19 other areas designated by the State Board of Education, in
20 consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board.
21 (c) Standard Certificate. Beginning July 1, 1999,
22 persons who (1) have completed 4 years of teaching with an
23 Initial Certificate, have successfully completed the Standard
24 Teaching Certificate examinations, and have met all other
25 criteria established by the State Board of Education in
26 consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board, or
27 (2) were issued teaching certificates prior to July 1, 1999
28 and are renewing those certificates after July 1, 1999, shall
29 be issued a Standard Certificate valid for 5 years, which may
30 be renewed thereafter every 5 years by the State Teacher
31 Certification Board based on proof of continuing education or
32 professional development. Standard Certificates shall be
33 issued for categories corresponding to Early Childhood,
34 Elementary, Secondary, and Special K-12, with special
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1 certification designations for Special Education, Bilingual
2 Education, fundamental learning areas (including Language
3 Arts, Reading, Mathematics, Science, Social Science, Physical
4 Development and Health, Fine Arts, and Foreign Language), and
5 other areas designated by the State Board of Education, in
6 consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board.
7 (d) Master Certificate. Beginning July 1, 1999, persons
8 who have successfully achieved National Board certification
9 through the National Board for Professional Teaching
10 Standards shall be issued a Master Certificate, valid for 10
11 7 years and renewable thereafter every 10 7 years through
12 compliance with requirements set forth by the State Board of
13 Education.
14 (Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 1-1-98; 90-653, eff. 7-29-98;
15 90-811, eff. 1-26-99.)
16 (105 ILCS 5/21-7.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-7.1)
17 Sec. 21-7.1. Administrative certificate.
18 (a) After July 1, 1999 January 1, 1986, an
19 administrative certificate valid for 5 years of supervising
20 and administering in the public common schools may be issued
21 to persons who have graduated from a regionally accredited
22 recognized institution of higher learning with a master's
23 degree and who have been recommended certified by a
24 recognized institution these institutions of higher learning
25 as having completed a program of preparation for one or more
26 of these endorsements. Such programs of academic and
27 professional preparation required for endorsement shall be
28 administered by the institution in accordance with standards
29 set forth by the State Superintendent of Education in
30 consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board.
31 (b) No administrative certificate shall be issued for
32 the first time after June 30, 1987 and no endorsement
33 provided for by this Section shall be made or affixed to an
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1 administrative certificate for the first time after June 30,
2 1987 unless the person to whom such administrative
3 certificate is to be issued or to whose administrative
4 certificate such endorsement is to be affixed has been
5 required to demonstrate as a part of a program of academic or
6 professional preparation for such certification or
7 endorsement: (i) an understanding of the knowledge called for
8 in establishing productive parent-school relationships and of
9 the procedures fostering the involvement which such
10 relationships demand; and (ii) an understanding of the
11 knowledge required for establishing a high quality school
12 climate and promoting good classroom organization and
13 management, including rules of conduct and instructional
14 procedures appropriate to accomplishing the tasks of
15 schooling; and (iii) a demonstration of the knowledge and
16 skills called for in providing instructional leadership. The
17 standards for demonstrating an understanding of such
18 knowledge shall be set forth by the State Board of Education
19 in consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board,
20 and shall be administered by the recognized institutions of
21 higher learning as part of the programs of academic and
22 professional preparation required for certification and
23 endorsement under this Section. As used in this subsection:
24 "establishing productive parent-school relationships" means
25 the ability to maintain effective communication between
26 parents and school personnel, to encourage parental
27 involvement in schooling, and to motivate school personnel to
28 engage parents in encouraging student achievement, including
29 the development of programs and policies which serve to
30 accomplish this purpose; and "establishing a high quality
31 school climate" means the ability to promote academic
32 achievement, to maintain discipline, to recognize substance
33 abuse problems among students and utilize appropriate law
34 enforcement and other community resources to address these
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1 problems, to support teachers and students in their education
2 endeavors, to establish learning objectives and to provide
3 instructional leadership, including the development of
4 policies and programs which serve to accomplish this purpose;
5 and "providing instructional leadership" means the ability to
6 effectively evaluate school personnel, to possess general
7 communication and interpersonal skills, and to establish and
8 maintain appropriate classroom learning environments. The
9 provisions of this subsection shall not apply to or affect
10 the initial issuance or making on or before June 30, 1987 of
11 any administrative certificate or endorsement provided for
12 under this Section, nor shall such provisions apply to or
13 affect the renewal after June 30, 1987 of any such
14 certificate or endorsement initially issued or made on or
15 before June 30, 1987.
16 (c) Administrative certificates shall be renewed every
17 five years with the first renewal being five years following
18 the initial receipt of an administrative certificate. Renewal
19 requirements for administrators whose positions require
20 certification shall be based upon evidence of continuing
21 professional education which promotes the following goals:
22 (1) Improving administrators' knowledge of instructional
23 practices and administrative procedures; (2) Maintaining the
24 basic level of competence required for initial certification;
25 and (3) Improving the mastery of skills and knowledge
26 regarding the improvement of teaching performance in clinical
27 settings and assessment of the levels of student performance
28 in their schools. Evidence of continuing professional
29 education must include verification of biennial attendance in
30 a program developed by the Illinois Administrators' Academy
31 and verification of annual participation in a school district
32 approved activity which contributes to continuing
33 professional education. The State Board of Education, in
34 consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board,
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1 shall develop procedures for implementing this Section and
2 shall administer the renewal of administrative certificates.
3 Failure to submit satisfactory evidence of continuing
4 professional education which contributes to promoting the
5 goals of this Section shall result in a loss of
6 administrative certification.
7 (d) Any limited or life supervisory certificate issued
8 prior to July 1, 1968 shall continue to be valid for all
9 administrative and supervisory positions in the public
10 schools for which it is valid as of that date as long as its
11 holder meets the requirements for registration or renewal as
12 set forth in the statutes or until revoked according to law.
13 (e) The administrative or supervisory positions for
14 which the certificate shall be valid shall be determined by
15 one or more of 3 endorsements: general supervisory, general
16 administrative and superintendent.
17 Subject to the provisions of Section 21-1a, endorsements
18 shall be made under conditions set forth in this Section.
19 The State Board of Education shall, in consultation with the
20 State Teacher Certification Board, adopt rules pursuant to
21 the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, establishing
22 requirements for obtaining administrative certificates where
23 the minimum administrative or supervisory requirements
24 surpass those set forth in this Section.
25 The State Teacher Certification Board shall file with the
26 State Board of Education a written recommendation when
27 considering additional administrative or supervisory
28 requirements. All additional requirements shall be based
29 upon the requisite knowledge necessary to perform those tasks
30 required by the certificate. The State Board of Education
31 shall in consultation with the State Teacher Certification
32 Board, establish standards within its rules which shall
33 include the academic and professional requirements necessary
34 for certification. These standards shall at a minimum
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1 contain, but not be limited to, those used by the State Board
2 of Education in determining whether additional knowledge will
3 be required. Additionally, the State Board of Education
4 shall in consultation with the State Teacher Certification
5 Board, establish provisions within its rules whereby any
6 member of the educational community or the public may file a
7 formal written recommendation or inquiry regarding
8 requirements.
9 (1) Until July 1, 2003, the general supervisory
10 endorsement shall be affixed to the administrative
11 certificate of any holder who has at least 16 semester
12 hours of graduate credit in professional education
13 including 8 semester hours of graduate credit in
14 curriculum and research and who has at least 2 years of
15 full-time teaching experience or school service personnel
16 experience in public schools, schools under the
17 supervision of the Department of Corrections, schools
18 under the administration of the Department of
19 Rehabilitation Services, or nonpublic schools meeting the
20 standards established by the State Superintendent of
21 Education or comparable out-of-state recognition
22 standards approved by the State Superintendent of
23 Education.
24 Such endorsement shall be required for supervisors,
25 curriculum directors and for such similar and related
26 positions as determined by the State Superintendent of
27 Education in consultation with the State Teacher
28 Certification Board.
29 (2) The general administrative endorsement shall be
30 affixed to the administrative certificate of any holder
31 who has at least 20 semester hours of graduate credit in
32 educational administration and supervision and who has at
33 least 2 years of full-time teaching experience or school
34 service personnel experience in public schools, schools
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1 under the supervision of the Department of Corrections,
2 schools under the administration of the Department of
3 Rehabilitation Services, or nonpublic schools meeting the
4 standards established by the State Superintendent of
5 Education or comparable out-of-state recognition
6 standards approved by the State Superintendent of
7 Education.
8 Such endorsement shall be required for principal,
9 assistant principal, assistant or associate
10 superintendent, junior college dean and for related or
11 similar positions as determined by the State
12 Superintendent of Education in consultation with the
13 State Teacher Certification Board.
14 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
15 after January 1, 1990 and until January 1, 1991, any
16 teacher employed by a district subject to Article 34
17 shall be entitled to receive an administrative
18 certificate with a general administrative endorsement
19 affixed thereto if he or she: (i) had at least 3 years of
20 experience as a certified teacher for such district prior
21 to August 1, 1985; (ii) obtained a Master's degree prior
22 to August 1, 1985; (iii) completed at least 20 hours of
23 graduate credit in education courses (including at least
24 12 hours in educational administration and supervision)
25 prior to September 1, 1987; and (iv) has received a
26 rating of superior for at least each of the last 5 years.
27 Any person who obtains an administrative certificate with
28 a general administrative endorsement affixed thereto
29 under this paragraph shall not be qualified to serve in
30 any administrative position except assistant principal.
31 (3) The chief school business official endorsement
32 shall be affixed to the administrative certificate of any
33 holder who qualifies by having a Master's degree, two
34 years of administrative experience in school business
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1 management, and a minimum of 20 semester hours of
2 graduate credit in a program established by the State
3 Superintendent of Education in consultation with the
4 State Teacher Certification Board for the preparation of
5 school business administrators. Such endorsement shall
6 also be affixed to the administrative certificate of any
7 holder who qualifies by having a Master's Degree in
8 Business Administration, Finance or Accounting from a
9 regionally accredited institution of higher education.
10 After June 30, 1977, such endorsement shall be
11 required for any individual first employed as a chief
12 school business official.
13 (4) The superintendent endorsement shall be affixed to
14 the administrative certificate of any holder who has
15 completed 30 semester hours of graduate credit beyond the
16 master's degree in a program for the preparation of
17 superintendents of schools including 16 semester hours of
18 graduate credit in professional education and who has at
19 least 2 years experience as an administrator or supervisor in
20 the public schools or the State Board of Education or
21 education service regions or in nonpublic schools meeting the
22 standards established by the State Superintendent of
23 Education or comparable out-of-state recognition standards
24 approved by the State Superintendent of Education and holds
25 general supervisory or general administrative endorsement, or
26 who has had 2 years of experience as a supervisor or
27 administrator while holding an all-grade supervisory
28 certificate or a certificate comparable in validity and
29 educational and experience requirements.
30 After June 30, 1968, such endorsement shall be required
31 for a superintendent of schools, except as provided in the
32 second paragraph of this Section and in Section 34-6.
33 Any person appointed to the position of superintendent
34 between the effective date of this Act and June 30, 1993 in a
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1 school district organized pursuant to Article 32 with an
2 enrollment of at least 20,000 pupils shall be exempt from the
3 provisions of this Subsection (4) until June 30, 1996.
4 (f) All official interpretations or acts of issuing or
5 denying administrative certificates or endorsements by the
6 State Teacher's Certification Board, State Board of Education
7 or the State Superintendent of Education, from the passage of
8 P.A. 81-1208 on November 8, 1979 through September 24, 1981
9 are hereby declared valid and legal acts in all respects and
10 further that the purported repeal of the provisions of this
11 Section by P.A. 81-1208 and P.A. 81-1509 is declared null and
12 void.
13 (Source: P.A. 89-626, eff. 8-9-96.)
14 (105 ILCS 5/21-9) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-9)
15 Sec. 21-9. Substitute certificates. (a) A substitute
16 teacher's certificate may be issued for teaching in all
17 grades of and substitute teaching in the common schools.
18 Such certificate may be issued upon request of the regional
19 superintendent of schools of any region in which the teacher
20 is to teach. A substitute teacher's certificate is valid for
21 teaching in the public schools of any county. Such
22 certificate may be issued to persons who either (a) hold a
23 certificate valid for teaching in the common schools as
24 shown on the face of the certificate, (b) hold a bachelor of
25 arts degree from an institution of higher learning accredited
26 by the North Central Association or other comparable regional
27 accrediting association or have been graduated from a
28 recognized institution of higher learning with a bachelor's
29 degree, or (c) have had 2 years of teaching experience and
30 meet such other rules and regulations as may be adopted by
31 the State Board of Education in consultation with the State
32 Teacher Certification Board. Such certificate shall expire
33 on June 30 in the fourth year from date of issue. Substitute
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1 teacher's certificates are not subject to endorsement as
2 described in Section 21-1b of this Code.
3 (b) A teacher holding a substitute teacher's certificate
4 may teach only in the place of a certified teacher who is
5 under contract with the employing board and may teach only
6 when no appropriate fully certified teacher is available to
7 teach in a substitute capacity. A teacher holding an early
8 childhood certificate, an elementary certificate, a high
9 school certificate, or a special certificate may also
10 substitute teach in grades K-12 but only in the place of a
11 certified teacher who is under contract with the employing
12 board. A substitute teacher may teach only for a period not
13 to exceed 90 paid school days or 450 paid school hours in any
14 one school district in any one school term. Where such
15 teaching is partly on a daily and partly on an hourly basis,
16 a school day shall be considered as 5 hours. The teaching
17 limitations imposed by this subsection upon teachers holding
18 substitute certificates shall not apply in any school
19 district operating under Article 34.
20 (Source: P.A. 89-212, eff. 8-4-95.)
21 (105 ILCS 5/21-11.3) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-11.3)
22 Sec. 21-11.3. Resident teacher certificate. A resident
23 teacher certificate shall be valid for 2 years for employment
24 as a resident teacher in a public school. It shall be issued
25 only to persons who have graduated from a regionally
26 accredited recognized institution of higher education with a
27 bachelor's degree, who are enrolled in a program of
28 preparation approved by the State Superintendent of Education
29 in consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board,
30 and who have passed the appropriate tests as required in
31 Section 21-1a and as determined by the State Board of
32 Education. A resident teacher certificate may be issued for
33 teaching children through grade 3 or for grades K-9, 6-12, or
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1 K-12 in a special subject area and may not be renewed. A
2 resident teacher may teach only in conjunction with and under
3 the direction of a certified teacher and shall not teach in
4 place of a certified teacher.
5 (Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 1-1-98.)
6 (105 ILCS 5/21-11.4)
7 Sec. 21-11.4. Illinois Teacher Corps.
8 (a) The General Assembly finds and determines that (i)
9 it is important to encourage the entry of qualified
10 professionals into elementary and secondary teaching as a
11 second career; and (ii) there are a number of individuals who
12 have bachelors' degrees, experience in the work force, and an
13 interest in serving youth that creates a special talent pool
14 with great potential for enriching the lives of Illinois
15 children as teachers. To provide this talent pool with the
16 opportunity to serve children as teachers, school districts,
17 colleges, and universities are encouraged, as part of the
18 public policy of this State, to enter into collaborative
19 programs to educate and induct these non-traditional
20 candidates into the teaching profession. To facilitate the
21 certification of such candidates, the State Board of
22 Education, in consultation with the State Teacher
23 Certification Board, shall assist institutions of higher
24 education and school districts with the implementation of the
25 Illinois Teacher Corps.
26 (b) Individuals who wish to become candidates for the
27 Illinois Teacher Corps program must earn a resident teacher
28 certificate as defined in Section 21-11.3, including:
29 (1) graduation from a regionally accredited
30 recognized institution of higher education with a
31 bachelor's degree and at least a 3.00 out of a 4.00 grade
32 point average;
33 (2) a minimum of 5 years of professional experience
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1 in the area the candidate wishes to teach;
2 (3) passing the examinations required by the State
3 Board of Education;
4 (4) enrollment in a Masters of Education Degree
5 program approved by the State Superintendent of Education
6 in consultation with the State Teacher Certification
7 Board; and
8 (5) completion of a 6 week summer intensive teacher
9 preparation course which is the first component of the
10 Masters Degree program.
11 (c) School districts may hire an Illinois Teacher Corps
12 candidate after the candidate has received his or her
13 resident teacher certificate. The school district has the
14 responsibility of ensuring that the candidates receive the
15 supports necessary to become qualified, competent and
16 productive teachers. To be eligible to participate in the
17 Illinois Teacher Corps program, school districts must provide
18 a minimum of the following supports to the candidates:
19 (1) a salary and benefits package as negotiated
20 through the teacher contracts;
21 (2) a mentor certified teacher who will provide
22 guidance to one or more candidates under a program
23 developed collaboratively by the school district and
24 university;
25 (3) at least quarterly evaluations performed of
26 each candidate jointly by the mentor teacher and the
27 principal of the school or the principal's designee; and
28 (4) a written and signed document from the school
29 district outlining the support the district intends to
30 provide to the candidates, for approval by the State
31 Teacher Certification Board.
32 (d) Illinois institutions of higher education shall work
33 collaboratively with school districts and the State Teacher
34 Certification Board to academically prepare the candidates
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1 for the teaching profession. To be eligible to participate,
2 the College or School of Education of a participating
3 Illinois institution of higher education must develop a
4 curriculum that provides, upon completion, a Masters Degree
5 in Education for the candidates. The Masters Degree program
6 must:
7 (1) receive approval from the State Teacher
8 Certification Board; and
9 (2) take no longer than 3 summers and 2 academic
10 years to complete, and balance the needs and time
11 constraints of the candidates.
12 (e) Upon successful completion of the Masters Degree
13 program, the candidate receives an Initial Teaching
14 Certificate in the State of Illinois.
15 (f) If an individual wishes to become a candidate in the
16 Illinois Teacher Corps program, but does not possess 5 years
17 of professional experience, the individual may qualify for
18 the program by participating in a one year internship
19 teacher preparation program with a school district. The one
20 year internship shall be developed collaboratively by the
21 school district and the Illinois institution of higher
22 education, and shall be approved by the State Teacher
23 Certification Board.
24 (g) The State Board of Education is authorized to award
25 grants to school districts that seek to prepare candidates
26 for the teaching profession who have bachelors' degrees and
27 professional work experience in subjects relevant to teaching
28 fields, but who do not have formal preparation for teaching.
29 Grants may be made to school districts for up to $3,000 per
30 candidate when the school district, in cooperation with a
31 public or private university and the school district's
32 teacher bargaining unit, develop a program designed to
33 prepare teachers pursuant to the Illinois Teacher Corps
34 program under this Section.
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1 (Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 1-1-98.)
2 (105 ILCS 5/21-12) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-12)
3 Sec. 21-12. Printing; of Seal; Signature; Credentials.
4 All certificates shall be printed by and bear the seal of the
5 State Teacher Certification Board and the signatures of the
6 chairman and of the secretary of the State Teacher
7 Certification Board board. Each certificate shall show the
8 integrally printed seal of the State Teacher Certification
9 Board. All college credentials offered as the basis of a
10 certificate shall be presented to the secretary of the State
11 Teacher Certification Board for inspection and approval.
12 After January 1, 1964, each application for a certificate or
13 evaluation of credentials shall be accompanied by an
14 evaluation fee of $20 which is not refundable.
15 Commencing July 1, 1999, each application for a
16 certificate or evaluation of credentials shall be accompanied
17 by an evaluation fee of $30 payable to the State
18 Superintendent of Education, January 1, 1994, an additional
19 $10 shall be charged for each application for a certificate
20 or evaluation of credentials which is not refundable. There
21 is hereby created a Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund as
22 a special fund within the State Treasury. The proceeds of
23 each $30 the additional $10 fee shall be paid into the
24 Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund, created under Section
25 21-1b of this Code; and the moneys in that Fund shall be
26 appropriated and used to provide the technology and other
27 resources necessary for the timely and efficient processing
28 of certification requests.
29 When evaluation verifies the requirements for a valid
30 certificate, the applicant shall be issued an entitlement
31 card that may be presented to a regional superintendent of
32 schools together with a fee of one dollar for issuance of a
33 certificate.
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1 The applicant shall be notified of any deficiencies.
2 (Source: P.A. 88-224; revised 10-31-98.)
3 (105 ILCS 5/21-14) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-14)
4 Sec. 21-14. Registration and Renewal of certificates.
5 (a) A limited four-year certificate or a certificate
6 issued after July 1, 1955, shall be renewable at its
7 expiration or within 60 days thereafter by the county
8 superintendent of schools having supervision and control over
9 the school where the teacher is teaching upon certified
10 evidence of meeting the requirements for renewal as required
11 by this Act and prescribed by the State Board of Education in
12 consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board. An
13 elementary supervisory certificate shall not be renewed at
14 the end of the first four-year period covered by the
15 certificate unless the holder thereof has filed certified
16 evidence with the State Teacher Certification Board that he
17 has a master's degree or that he has earned 8 semester hours
18 of credit in the field of educational administration and
19 supervision in a recognized institution of higher learning.
20 The holder shall continue to earn 8 semester hours of credit
21 each four-year period until such time as he has earned a
22 master's degree.
23 All certificates not renewed or registered as herein
24 provided shall lapse after a period of 5 4 years from the
25 expiration of the last year of registration. Such
26 certificates may be reinstated for a one year period upon
27 payment of all accumulated registration fees. Such
28 reinstated certificates shall only be renewed: (1) by earning
29 5 semester hours of credit in a recognized institution of
30 higher learning in the field of professional education or in
31 courses related to the holder's contractual teaching duties;
32 or (2) by presenting evidence of holding a valid regular
33 certificate of some other type. Any certificate may be
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1 voluntarily surrendered by the certificate holder. A
2 voluntarily surrendered certificate shall be treated as a
3 revoked certificate.
4 (b) When those teaching certificates issued before July
5 1, 1999 are renewed for the first time after July 1, 1999,
6 all such teaching certificates shall be exchanged for
7 Standard Teaching Certificates as provided in subsection (c)
8 of Section 21-2. All Initial and Standard Teaching
9 Certificates, including those issued to persons who
10 previously held teaching certificates issued before July 1,
11 1999, shall be renewable under the conditions set forth in
12 this subsection (b).
13 Initial Teaching Certificates are nonrenewable and are
14 valid for 4 years of teaching. Standard Teaching
15 Certificates are renewable every 5 years as provided in
16 subsection (c) of Section 21-2. Application for the renewal
17 of one or more certificates shall be accompanied by a fee of
18 $20, payable to the State Superintendent of Education for
19 deposit into the State Teacher Professional Development Fund.
20 The State Teacher Professional Development Fund is created as
21 a special fund in the State treasury. The moneys in the
22 State Teacher Professional Development Fund shall be
23 appropriated and used to establish and support continuing
24 education or professional development required for renewing
25 Standard Teaching Certificates.
26 (Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 1-1-98; 90-653, eff. 7-29-98;
27 90-811, eff. 1-26-99.)
28 (105 ILCS 5/21-16) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-16)
29 Sec. 21-16. Fees - Requirement for registration. Every
30 applicant when issued a certificate shall pay to the regional
31 superintendent of schools a fee of $1, which shall be paid
32 into the institute fund. Every certificate issued under the
33 provisions of this Act shall be registered annually or, at
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1 the option of the holder of the certificate, once every 5 3
2 years. The regional superintendent of schools having
3 supervision and control over the school where the teaching is
4 done shall register the certificate before the holder begins
5 to teach, otherwise it shall be registered in any county in
6 the State of Illinois. Each holder shall pay to the regional
7 superintendent and one an annual fee of $4 per year for
8 registration or renewal of one or more certificates which
9 have been issued to the same holder. shall be paid The
10 regional superintendent of schools shall deposit the annual
11 registration fees into the institute fund. Any certificate
12 holder who teaches in more than one educational service
13 region shall register the certificate in all the regions
14 where the teaching is done, but shall be required to pay only
15 one annual registration fee.
16 Requirements for registration of any certificate limited
17 in time shall include evidence of professional growth defined
18 as successful teaching experience since last registration of
19 certificate, attendance at professional meetings, membership
20 in professional organizations, additional credits earned in
21 recognized teacher-training institutions, travel specifically
22 for educational experience, reading of professional books and
23 periodicals, filing all reports as required by the regional
24 superintendent of schools and the State Superintendent of
25 Education or such other professional experience or
26 combination of experiences as are presented by the teacher
27 and are approved by the State Superintendent of Education in
28 consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board. A
29 duplicate certificate may be issued to the holder of a valid
30 life certificate or valid certificate limited in time by the
31 State Superintendent of Education; however, it shall only be
32 issued upon request of a regional superintendent of schools
33 and upon payment to the regional superintendent of schools
34 who requests such duplicate a fee of $4, which shall be
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1 deposited into the institute fund.
2 (Source: P.A. 87-745.)
3 (105 ILCS 5/21-17) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-17)
4 Sec. 21-17. Fee for original and duplicate certificate.
5 A duplicate certificate shall be issued by the State
6 Superintendent of Education when requested by the regional
7 superintendent of schools as provided in Section 21-16. The
8 request for a duplicate certificate shall be accompanied by a
9 fee of $4, which shall be deposited into the Teacher
10 Certificate Fee Revolving Fund.
11 (Source: P.A. 81-940.)
12 (105 ILCS 5/21-21) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-21)
13 Sec. 21-21. Definitions; granting of recognition;
14 regional accreditation).
15 (a) "Recognized", as used in this Article in connection
16 with the word "school" or "institution", means such school,
17 college, university, private junior college, public community
18 college or special or technical school as maintains a an
19 equipment, course of study, a standard of scholarship and
20 other requirements set by the State Board of Education in
21 consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board.
22 Application for recognition of such school or institution as
23 a teacher education training institution shall be made to the
24 State Board of Education. The State Board of Education in
25 consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board shall
26 set the criteria by which the school or institution shall be
27 judged and through the Secretary of the Board shall arrange
28 for an official inspection and shall grant recognition of
29 such school or institution as may meet the required
30 standards. If such standards include requirements with
31 regard to education in acquiring skills in working with
32 culturally distinctive students, as defined by the State
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1 Board of Education, then the rules of the State Board of
2 Education shall include the criteria used to evaluate
3 compliance with this requirement. No school or institution
4 shall make assignments of student teachers or teachers for
5 practice teaching so as to promote segregation on the basis
6 of race, creed, color, religion, sex or national origin.
7 All recommendations for initial or standard certification
8 shall be made All courses listed or credentials required as
9 the basis of any certificate or for its renewal shall be the
10 equivalent of courses offered by a recognized teacher
11 training institution operating a program of preparation for
12 the certificate approved by the State Superintendent of
13 Education in consultation with the State Teacher
14 Certification Board. The State Board of Education in
15 consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board shall
16 have the power to define a major or minor when used as a
17 basis for recognition and certification purposes.
18 (b) "Regionally accredited" or "accredited" as used in
19 this Article in connection with a university or institution
20 shall mean an institution of higher education accredited by
21 the North Central Association or other comparable regional
22 accrediting association.
23 (Source: P.A. 84-793.)
24 (105 ILCS 5/21-25) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-25)
25 Sec. 21-25. School service personnel certificate.
26 Subject to the provisions of Section 21-1a, a school service
27 personnel certificate shall be issued to those applicants of
28 good character, good health, a citizen of the United States
29 and at least 19 years of age who have a Bachelor's degree
30 with not fewer than 120 semester hours from a regionally
31 accredited recognized institution of higher learning and who
32 meets the requirements established by the State
33 Superintendent of Education in consultation with the State
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1 Teacher Certification Board. A school service personnel
2 certificate with a school nurse endorsement may be issued to
3 a person who holds a bachelor of science degree from an
4 institution of higher learning accredited by the North
5 Central Association or other comparable regional accrediting
6 association. Persons seeking any other endorsement on the
7 school service personnel certificate shall be recommended for
8 the endorsement by a recognized teacher education institution
9 as having completed a program of preparation approved by the
10 State Superintendent of Education in consultation with the
11 State Teacher Certification Board.
12 Such certificate shall be endorsed with the area of
13 Service as determined by the State Superintendent of
14 Education in consultation with the State Teacher
15 Certification Board.
16 The holder of such certificate shall be entitled to all
17 of the rights and privileges granted holders of a valid
18 teaching certificate, including teacher benefits,
19 compensation and working conditions.
20 When the holder of such certificate has earned a master's
21 degree, including 8 semester hours of graduate professional
22 education from a recognized institution of higher learning,
23 and has at least 2 years of successful school experience
24 while holding such certificate, the certificate may be
25 endorsed for supervision.
26 (Source: P.A. 88-386.)
27 (105 ILCS 5/34-83) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-83)
28 Sec. 34-83. Board of examiners - Certificates -
29 Examinations. A board of 3 examiners shall examine all
30 applicants required to hold certificates to teach and the
31 board of education shall issue gratuitously to those who pass
32 a required test of character, scholarship and general
33 fitness, such certificates to teach as they are found
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1 entitled to receive. No person may be granted or continue to
2 hold a teaching certificate who has knowingly altered or
3 misrepresented his or her teaching qualifications in order to
4 acquire the certificate. Any other certificate held by such
5 person may be suspended or revoked by the board of examiners,
6 depending upon the severity of the alteration or
7 misrepresentation. The board of examiners shall consist of
8 the general superintendent of schools and 2 persons approved
9 and appointed by the board of education upon the nomination
10 of the general superintendent of schools. The board of
11 examiners shall hold such examinations as the board of
12 education may prescribe, upon the recommendation of the
13 general superintendent of schools and shall prepare all
14 necessary eligible lists, which shall be kept in the office
15 of the general superintendent of schools and be open to
16 public inspection. Members of the board of examiners shall
17 hold office for a term of 2 years.
18 The board of examiners created herein is abolished
19 effective July 1, 1988. Commencing July 1, 1988, all new
20 teachers employed by the board shall hold teaching
21 certificates issued by the State Teacher Certification Board
22 under Article 21. The State Board of Education in
23 consultation with the board of examiners and the State
24 Teacher Certification Board shall develop procedures whereby
25 teachers currently holding valid certificates issued by the
26 board of examiners, and all teachers employed by the board
27 after August 1, 1985 and prior to July 1, 1988, shall no
28 later than July 1, 1988 exchange certificates issued by the
29 board of examiners for comparable certificates issued by the
30 State Teacher Certification Board. On the exchange of a
31 certificate on or before July 1, 1988, the State Teacher
32 Certification Board shall not require any additional
33 qualifications for the issuance of the comparable
34 certificate. If prior to July 1, 1988 the board of examiners
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1 has issued types of teaching certificates which are not
2 comparable to the types of certificates issued by the State
3 Teacher Certification Board, such certificates shall continue
4 to be valid for and shall be renewable by the holders
5 thereof, and no additional qualifications shall be required
6 by the State Teacher Certification Board for any such renewal
7 ; however, no individual who received a letter of continuing
8 eligibility shall be issued an Initial or Standard Teaching
9 Certificate, as provided in Section 21-2 of this Code, unless
10 that individual also holds such a valid and renewable
11 certificate.
12 The State Board of Education shall report by July 1,
13 1986, to the Illinois General Assembly on the procedures for
14 exchange it has developed in consultation with the board of
15 examiners and the State Teacher Certification Board as
16 required in this Section.
17 (Source: P.A. 89-15, eff. 5-30-95.)
18 (105 ILCS 5/21-11 rep.)
19 Section 15. The School Code is amended by repealing
20 Section 21-11.
21 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
22 becoming law.